ISBN:
978-1-107-02531-8
,
978-1-107-62311-8
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xi, 231 Seiten ;
,
23 cm.
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
342.73087
Schlagwort(e):
Linguistic minorities / Legal status, laws, etc / United States
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
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Language and languages / Law and legislation
;
Linguistic minorities / Legal status, laws, etc
;
Linguistik
;
Recht
;
Sprache
;
Sprache.
;
Diskriminierung.
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United States / Languages / Law and legislation
;
United States
;
USA
;
USA.
;
Sprache
;
Diskriminierung
Kurzfassung:
"All men are created equal" is the first "self-evident truth" of the Declaration of Independence. However clearly they are equal only in their fundamental humanity, not in their physical attributes or mental talents. These natural differences create distinctions both rational and irrational. The law is called upon to regulate these distinctions, to ensure rationality while preserving liberty through the institutions of a democratic state . Is distinction based on language natural and rational, or arbitrary and irrational? In the following pages we will examine the determination of legal and illegal distinctions, in national and international frameworks"--
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Equality, liberty, and fairness in America -- Language and democracy -- Language in the legal system -- Language and education -- Government, public services and the English-only movement -- Language in the workplace -- Conclusions
